Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1887
Local News.

Nice prunes at George l.. Parsons. A West Main street cellar proves to be reservoir.
 It is said that an artist in East Canaan paints wind.
 Calves brought 8 IA cents per pound in this market yesterday.
 Henry c. Barnes and family moved into their house on Main street, last Saturday.
 Rev s. 0. Kendall of Hartford, SUD- piled the Congregational pulpit last Sabbath.
 The January thaw filled Foster Syl- vernale's cellar on West Main street plum full of water.
 Be sure and read the notice of ex- ecutor's sale of valuable property at Sharon Valley, on February 9th.
 Seventeen young people from this place went sleigh-riding to Lime Rock last Thursday evening.
 w. H. Dauchy is working in New Haven at present, and probably will de- eide to move there in the spring.
 B. Grotta of New York is expected here to-day to confer with parties who wish to lease his tobacco warehouse.
 The Lend A Hand Club will have an orange sociable at the parsonage in East Canaan, on Friday evening. Janu- ary 2s.
 If you fail to observe M. B. Tobey's new advertisement it is evident you need to consult the opthalmoscope which Tobey offers you the free use of
 ''Sohmer" & Mathushek Pianos, Estey and Mason & Hanlin Organs rented or for sale by Capewell the Jeweler, No 3S6 Main street. West Winsted, Conn.
 A social ball will be given at Leroy's hall in Ashley Falls on Friday evening of this week. Music by Rhoade's orchestra. All are invited.
 A recital of piano music will be given by l.. W. Harvey and pupils, on Wednesday. February 2, at 7:3O p. m., at the residence of MT D. l.. Freeman in this village. The public are invited. Frank A. Peet bought an elegant. new, upright Steinway piano from Joseph Brinton last week He accom- panied MT Brinton to New York to make the selection.
 The dry goods house of W. B. Hall < Co.. Bridgeport, will be closed Tues day, February 1st, for inventory and to make arrangements to continue the Red ticket sale and free return fare a few weeks longer.
 The Assistant Clerks ham barrel, which on Saturday night was soaking beside the Blackberry river, started for Long Island Sound on Monday. It will test the fishway at Birmingham if it re. turns with the shad next spring.
 Mark l. Smith, aged thirty eight years, formerly clerk in Lymar Dunning's store at East Canaan, died al Brookfeld, Conn.,, on Sunday. Mrs Dunning attended his funeral whict took place at Brookfield yesterday at p. m.
 Rev Robert Hunt has nearly com pleted his second year as pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Lee Mass. The official board of said church have recently expressed their unani nous desire to have him remain theil pastor another year.
 The January thaw virtually com menced on Thursday last and got righ down to business on Saturday and kep it up uutil Monday noon. when snoy storm set in and repaired the sleighing The ice went out of the Black berr, river Monday noon without doing muc damage.
 Tough beef hath lost it's terrors nov that Dr J. NJ. Burghardt of Great Bal rington, makes set of teeth for onl 4.50. That price holds good only unt April lst Don't miss this "toothsome opportunity but get some teeth Fat once He can furnish that new and yer superior denture, viz: the non-mercuri' plate. See his new advertisement.
 The NEWS is an excellent advertis ing medium. For example,: F. B Smith directed us to publish an adve tisement three times, stating his farl was for rent. After one insertion 10 last Wednesday, of the advertisement he wrote us Monday as follows: ''Yo will please not advertise this farm fC rent any more as have already had fl, hundred applications and they are sti coming"
 The Pentecoet and Sankey reviv meetings at the Rink in Winsted clo to-day. Mir. Sankey did not arrive unt Thursday noon and departed Saturd, morning. MT Pentecost was not the Saturday, as he was obliged to return
 Brooklyn to hold service there on Su day. Mir Sankey said it was a mista to announce that he would be prese during the ten days meeting, but
 came on from Chicago for 8 short tin
 to partially make the announceme good. The meetings have been fai, we'll attended